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Re: Old musket found in the hollow of a tree Cecil Baird1 #161242 04/29/09 09:22 PM
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Dave Davidson1 Moderator Lunker D Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 16,555 Likes: 411 Hurst & Bowie, Texas	Cecil, I've been wondering the same thing. Is Cat's gun the Brit or the one found in the tree? It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color. Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done. Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP Grandpa

Re: Old musket found in the hollow of a tree Cecil Baird1 #161244 04/29/09 09:25 PM
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Sgt911 Lunker S Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 265 Giddings, Texas	Top one is the British Enfield 1853, it was used by both north and south during the civil war. "Is the Poop-Deck really what I think it is?" - Homer Simpson "A man can't just sit around" - Larry Walters, 1982

Re: Old musket found in the hollow of a tree Dave Davidson1 #161249 04/29/09 09:33 PM
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catmandoo Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,714 Likes: 3 Hampshire Co., WV	Originally Posted By: Dave Davidson1 Cecil, I've been wondering the same thing. Is Cat's gun the Brit or the one found in the tree? The plate on mine is marked "1864 U.S. Springfield." On the opposite side are the words "Excelsior Camp 01" stamped into the wood. This was for New York's 70th Regiment Infantry, 1st Excelsior, where my wife's great grandfather served. Subscribe to Pond Boss Magazine Peculiar Friends are Better than No Friends at All!

Re: Old musket found in the hollow of a tree catmandoo #161252 04/29/09 09:35 PM
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Sgt911 Lunker S Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 265 Giddings, Texas	Both are definitely cool $\:\)$ "Is the Poop-Deck really what I think it is?" - Homer Simpson "A man can't just sit around" - Larry Walters, 1982

Re: Old musket found in the hollow of a tree Sgt911 #161258 04/29/09 09:51 PM
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Cecil Baird1 Hall of Fame Lunker Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 20,043 Likes: 1 Northeastern Indiana	Originally Posted By: Sgt911 Both are definitely cool $\:\)$ Absolutely! I just heard on the news there may be an 1830's steam locomotive in an abandoned railroad tunnel under Brooklyn, New York. That would be cool too! Last edited by Cecil Baird1; 04/29/09 09:52 PM. If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.

Re: Old musket found in the hollow of a tree CJBS2003 #161291 04/30/09 05:38 AM
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 16,555 Likes: 411 Hurst & Bowie, Texas D Dave Davidson1 Moderator Lunker
Dave Davidson1 Moderator Lunker D Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 16,555 Likes: 411 Hurst & Bowie, Texas	Careful guys, let's not go political on this. It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color. Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done. Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP Grandpa

Re: Old musket found in the hollow of a tree Dave Davidson1 #161328 04/30/09 09:47 AM
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 20,043 Likes: 1 Northeastern Indiana Cecil Baird1 Hall of Fame Lunker
Cecil Baird1 Hall of Fame Lunker Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 20,043 Likes: 1 Northeastern Indiana	Originally Posted By: Dave Davidson1 Careful guys, let's not go political on this. How so Dave? If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.

Re: Old musket found in the hollow of a tree Cecil Baird1 #161334 04/30/09 10:22 AM
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Theo Gallus Moderator Lunker Joined: May 2004 Posts: 14,676 Likes: 509 40 N, 82 1/2 W	That stuff was already deleted, Cecil. You had nothing to do with it. "Live like you'll die tomorrow, but manage your grass like you'll live forever." -S. M. Stirling

Re: Old musket found in the hollow of a tree Theo Gallus #161335 04/30/09 10:24 AM
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Cecil Baird1 Hall of Fame Lunker Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 20,043 Likes: 1 Northeastern Indiana	Originally Posted By: Theo Gallus That stuff was already deleted, Cecil. You had nothing to do with it. I see. I was scratching my head trying to figure out how an old musket could be political. $\:D$ Could you PM me what it was? I'm curious what transpired. If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.

Re: Old musket found in the hollow of a tree Cecil Baird1 #161338 04/30/09 10:35 AM
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Theo Gallus Moderator Lunker Joined: May 2004 Posts: 14,676 Likes: 509 40 N, 82 1/2 W	Done. "Live like you'll die tomorrow, but manage your grass like you'll live forever." -S. M. Stirling

Re: Old musket found in the hollow of a tree Theo Gallus #161354 04/30/09 12:23 PM
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Cecil Baird1 Hall of Fame Lunker Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 20,043 Likes: 1 Northeastern Indiana	Got it. Why is it my posts always go political even if I don't post anything political? If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.

Re: Old musket found in the hollow of a tree Cecil Baird1 #161358 04/30/09 01:04 PM
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adirondack pond Ambassador Lunker A Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 3,135 big moose ny	Cecil, I think you must give off some kind of anti-establishment aura. Last edited by Theo Gallus; 04/30/09 09:07 PM.

Re: Old musket found in the hollow of a tree adirondack pond #161375 04/30/09 03:35 PM
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esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 29,788 Likes: 1295 Grovertown, Indiana	Cecil: See what you're teaching me!!!! $;\)$ That's O.K. Theo. I'm finding out where the quicksand is. www.hoosierpondpros.com http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).

Re: Old musket found in the hollow of a tree esshup #161408 04/30/09 08:01 PM
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CJBS2003 Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame Lunker C Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 10,458 Likes: 3 Earth	Dang and I didn't even think my post was remotely political... Oh well!

Re: Old musket found in the hollow of a tree CJBS2003 #161426 04/30/09 09:34 PM
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catmandoo Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 5,714 Likes: 3 Hampshire Co., WV	Hey guys, don't keep getting Cecil in trouble. I foresee this fun and interesting thread being frozen or eliminated if you keep pushing the limits. Subscribe to Pond Boss Magazine Peculiar Friends are Better than No Friends at All!

Re: Old musket found in the hollow of a tree catmandoo #161427 04/30/09 09:43 PM
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Sgt911 Lunker S Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 265 Giddings, Texas	Well, it might all be for naught. I posted this on a gun forum I belong to and they pretty much poo-pood(can I say that?) the story and the rifle, saying that it is a Nepalese copy of an Enfield which was never used here...last year a load of the old Nepalese rifles were brought to the states by IMA. "Is the Poop-Deck really what I think it is?" - Homer Simpson "A man can't just sit around" - Larry Walters, 1982

Re: Old musket found in the hollow of a tree Sgt911 #161438 04/30/09 11:09 PM
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CJBS2003 Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame Lunker C Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 10,458 Likes: 3 Earth	Now that sounds like a more realistic story... Sad some people will lie just to get a little fame.

Re: Old musket found in the hollow of a tree CJBS2003 #161529 05/01/09 12:50 PM
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 20,043 Likes: 1 Northeastern Indiana Cecil Baird1 Hall of Fame Lunker
Cecil Baird1 Hall of Fame Lunker Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 20,043 Likes: 1 Northeastern Indiana	I had it sent to me by a customer via email. It wouldn't be the first time a hoax email made its rounds. $\:\($ If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.

Re: Old musket found in the hollow of a tree Cecil Baird1 #165364 05/26/09 03:23 PM
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TCBS Lunker T Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 19 Paris,TN	You found my gun I lost !! I wish

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